Kang, Jae-eun (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey Books, გვ. 177. "Yi Seong-gye issued a royal edict to proclaim the name of the new dynasty to "Joseon" and issued amnesty to all criminals who opposed the transition in dynasty. The statement by Taizu about "only the name of Joseon is beautiful and old" naturally refers to Gija Joseon."